SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2783, 30 May 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Red Cross Work. The hon. secretary of the Women's Committee of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John (Wellington Branch) acknowledges the following contributions received at the depot during tho past week: —Collected by Mr. Cassidy, fi dozen sticks; Mrs. Medley, old linen; Mis. Medley, 4 mufflers, 8 face cloths; Mrs. Robert '.Denton, 2 balaclavas, 3 bed socks; Ladies' Guild, Ohukunc Junction, 1 cushion, 3 waistcoats, old. linen, 30 faco cloths, 2 'mufflers, 1 pair bed socks, 13 treasure bags, 12 dusters, 2 linen towels, G pillow cases, 3 jug covers,--! pyjama suits, 9 shirts, 2 hospital shirts, 2 coats, 70 medicine cloths, 3 old shirts for fever ward; per Mrs. Barlh-op, G towels, old linen; Miss Nancy Lee, I face washers; Mrs. liarnicoat, 1 pair socks, 3 face cloths, 24 packs of cards; Hastings Red Cross workers, 27 hospital shirts, G1 pyjama suits, 9 white shirts, 7 bed jackets, 19 dozen roll bandages, 32 many-tailed bandages, li handkerchiefs, i) pairs day socks, 2 pairs bed socks, G pairs slippers, 2 mufflers, 2 operation cloths, 5 medicine cloths, bundlo of old linen; Miss Edwin, old linen; Mrs. Russell, 12 books, old linen; "May," 3 faco washers; Mrs. T. Hose, G pairs ted socks (hand knitted). Entertaining the Soldiers. It was a very happy idea of the Mayoress and her committeo to throw open the big chamber of tho Town Hall for the entertainment of the soldiers on leave during the afternoon and evening yesterday. The day was a particularly cheerless one, depressing to tho last degree, and those places in which the soldiers, particularly thoso of the 13tii Reinforcements, coifld find hospitality extended to them were all the more appreciated. It is not everyone who can open their homes to soldiers, and to many the fact that they cannot do so, especially to those who will so soon be. deprived of every reminder of home is a real grief. A good many soldiers found their way round to the Town Hall in tho evening, and were provided with refreshments, while music and dancing offered other attractions. In addition, little gifts of balaclavas, socks, cakes, sweets, etc., were given to the men. Tho Mayor, in addition to tho Mayoress and her staff of helpers was present. Another place that was much sought after was the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street, wliero the hostesses for the evening were Mesdames J. Mackenzie, Hayes, and Chatfield. The men of the 13th Reinforcements were very much in evidence, and"-a very pleasant and enjoyable time -was provided them. The Victoria League Coficort Party provided musical items, which were much appreciated, and different ones among tho men .also played and sang choruses. Before leaving, hearty cheers were.given by the men for the ladies of the Soldiers' Club, and also cheers for the 13th Heinforcements. Countess of Liverpool Fund. Tho Mayoress's Countess of Liverpool Fund Committee at the- Town Hall liavo received the following contributions during the past week:—Maranui Methodist Ladies' Guild, S pairs socks; per Mrs.' Massey, 1 pair socks; Miss Wliittem, ] pair socks; Mrs. Leach, 1 pair socks; Mis.-( Kobin, magazines; Miss M'Gowan, 3 pairs Kicks; Ohakune Junction Ladies' C'miUl, 19 pairs socks, 1 pair cuffs, 2 pairs mittens, 12 handkerchiefs, 10 balaclavas, 1 housewife; Hun'twvillo Countess of Liverpool Fund, pSr Mrs. A. G. Simpson, tin c-acli of fruit, milk, jam, colfee, and milk glaxo, 2 tins custard powder, 4 packets cornflower, 2 packets of creaiiHila, 4 tins fruit,'l3 tins milk, -t tins jam, 2 tins glaxo, 7.tins coll'oe and milk, 2 tins of marmalade, 2 packets meat ex-tract, 1 tin of cocoa, 2 pockets cigarettes, 24 pairs socks, and buttons, 15, pair& socks, 4ii mndc-up parcels, 24 tins sweets and magazines; Mrs. A. E. Mills, 4 balaclavas; Mrs. J. Johnson, 2 pairs socks; per Mrs. Crump, 5 pairs socks; Mrs. Robin.-on, 1 pair socks; Mi's. Bishop, 1 pair socks; Mr. ,f. E. Lees, 1 'phonograph record; To Aro School, 2 pairs socks; Mrs. ICirksr, material for bags; Mrs. Wilson, 1 pair socks; Mrs. M. Gorringe, 2 pairs pyjamas. Soldiers' Home Acknowledgments. The matron of the Taumaru Soldiers' Homo, Lowry Bay, acknowledges with thanks, the following gifts Mrs. Fraser, magazines; Mr. Biss and members of Wellington and Wellesly Clubs, billiard table, cues, and balls; Mrs. i'crgusson, cakes, fruit, and magazines; Miss Varo, cakes; Mrs. Purdy, magazines; Mrs. Roberts, jam; Mrs. .Blythe, magazines; Mrs. Moorliouse, oveu cloths; Miss Coates, lvagazines; Yachting Club, sail; Mrs. Ewen, eggs; ladies of Nelson, weekly- box cf fruit nncl vegetables; Mrs. W. Nathan, sefa; Mrs. Roberts; music, case :if fruit; M.iiss Ewen, caso of fruit; Miss Cooper and Miss . Moss, JJ2O; Miss Kirkcaldie, {times; Miss Smith, marmalade;- Miss Campbell, 2 punching balls; 11. T. 'j.'-.rn-bull, magazines, papers, and loan of telescope; Mrs. Fergusson, cake and fruit; Kiss Adams, fruit and biscuits; Mrs.. Ewen, eggs; Misses. Coull, games and cakes; Miss Leslie, books..

The Hon. G. W. Russell,- ?,riuister of Internal Affairs, ' hns consented to address a public meeting of women en 'Wednesday, May 81, at 3 o'clock, at Newtown Public Library, when he will explain his scheme of national registration ol' women, ill women are invited to attend and gain tnuch iuiorniattou 011 the subject. The hou, secretary of the Women's Com. mitteo of the British Red Cross and Order of St. Jolm ('Wellington Bmnch) would be glad if everyone who toolc out sowing to do during the month of April wili return it (is soon as possible, as the committee packs goods for dispatch every week. / ■ Daring the abssuco of Miss Sybil Nathan' 011 holiday, Mrs. M. Myers will 'act as secretary at the Red Cross depot, in Mercer Street, Miss Nathan expects to bo away for a fortnight. A men's bandaging party in connection with tho Ked Cross work at tho depot in' Mercer Street lias been organised liy Mr. and Mrs. Bai'ltrop, and will be held at the depot ou Thursday evening. A military wedding took place at Ihnraua 011 Wednesday last, when Rifleman Henry George Myers, of Dunedin, was married to Miss Florence Sarah Dagg. Tho Countess of Liverpool Fund at tho Town Hall provided the 13th I! enforcements mill its usual quota of cake, jam, .magazines, etc., and yesterday there arrived from the Christchureh Committee of the eanie fund fourteen cases, containing much the same commodities. Fourteen cases of gift parcels had been packed by the Wellington Committee for send,ing away to the men at'the front. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT. (By Arraiigonieiit with Mrs. Rolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist; qualified London and Paris.) "M.R.S."—lmproved tone ami vigour is imparted to the hair by judicious and proper brushing. _ Brushing stimulates the follicles to action, and increases tho growth. Whalebone brushes should bo avoided. If you' wish, I will select a suitable 0110 for you. "Anxious."—The bald patches 011 tv.-o scalp are 110 doubt due to nervous debility. As special treatment is necessary for Alopecia Areata it is advisable for you to tako a short course. "Estelle."—Yes, it is quite worth while having tho few hairs removed from j;our face by electrolysis, otherwise they 'will multiply very rapidly by cutting or pulling them. Further replies by letter. Correspondonee invited. 25G Lambton Quay.—Advt. LADIES' Knitted Silk Scarves are more popular than ever this Winter, and Herb. Price's showing is decidedly the best in town. Ladies are invited to call.—Advt. / Wedding Announcement. — Beautiful roses and the choicest of flowers only are used when designing wedding' bouquets, which I mak.i a specialty of. Packed ami forwarded through the Domini )n. Miss Murray, ViceJtegal Florist, 3G Willis Street.—Advt

A Wonderful Bonnet. Salonika lwing both Jewish and Christian, has two days of. rest a week, and' tho band plays on. both. On Saturdays tho British Army supplies tho band, or sometimes two, for a Scottish regiment often sends its pipers ns well. They piny by tho White Tower, and the occasion forms the climax of the Salonika week. I took a note, as the fashion -writers say, of tli? <lress of one of tlio old Jewish, ladies the last time tho band played. It would be tho dentil of JI. Poiret'if he saw it, but its venerable wearer had no doubts at all, as she sat in the sua with the crowd about her, that her costume was still ns groat a success as when the mode wns first launched at Seville by some Temote great-grandmother of hers in the year a.d. 1150. The bonnet is the culmination and the glory of this costume. It tics under the chin with broad strings of yellow ribbon; the band that forms the lower edge of the bonnet proper is made of velvet of a pale lavender hue; next above that is a yellow, band of velvet, wliile the crown is of brilliant crimson. But tho peculiar splendour of this bonnet is in the 19-inch pigtail of padded green silk which falls down behind in a flat band four inches across. This lias a fringe at the end of it, and just above that is a sort of panel of gold embroidery, ihiclcly strewn with seedpearls worked into an elaborate and regulation pattern—"Daily Mirror." DeaSh of a Woman Painter. The death lias taken place of Miss Amelia Bowerley, who was an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and a regular exhibitor at the Koyal Academy and other London galleries, states a London weekly; she also showed her work .at Liverpool, Glasgow, the Paris Salon, St. Louis, and New Zealand, etc. Her decorative drawings, which were chiefly reproduced in the "Queen" and the "Windsor Magazine," gained lier a wide reputation at Home and abroad, and she was also well known as a book illustrator. Her most distinguished work, however, was in watercolours and etchings. Perhaps her sea pictures were the most popular, but there was about all her. work a joyous interpretation of life that appealed alike to children and to child-lovers of all ages. Mrs. Brewster, ]>.as returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Wellington. Very lovely flowers had been over from Nelson on Saturday to Miss Macancirew. to for the benefit of lied Cross funds. One Nelson resident, who possesses a very fine garden, had dispatched some beautiful orchids, which arrived, as did the other flowers, in excellent order. Eoses, heath, chrysanthemums, and practically every kind of flower in bloom were' received, and wero successfully disposed of. Berries and autumn foliage were also quite a feature of the supply, and, as a matter' of fact, mors flowers could have been disposed ot had they been there to sell. ■ Miss Massey is expected to return to Wellington to-day from a brief visit to Auckland. Miss Beviiaqua, the masseuse, tvlio has been demonstrating tho special treatment for infantile paralysis, has gone to Auckland, accompanied by Miss May Kane. Demonstrations will be given in 'Auckland, ■ and it is hoped that similar good results to thoso obtained in Wellington will-follow. Miss Gully, who came from Sydney with Miss Beviiaqua, remains iu Wellington superintending the work for the present. A,private cablegram received in Wellington announces the death- at -Toorak, Melbourne, on Saturday, from appendicitis, of Mrs. Hobbs, wife of Mr. lirnest Hobbs, managing director of Messrs. Beatli, Schiess', and l'ealstead, of that city. The deceased lady, who had not been in good health for a considerable time before her death, was a native of Sydney, and mother'of Mr. Percy. Hobbs, of tho "Evening Post" staff. ( The lady, under discussion you may be assured hs(l a good complexion and beautiful hair. Why, because she had had treatment from Miss Milsoin, who! teaches individual home treatment so that all may attend themselves in their own homes. There is no difficulty in learning, so simply is the treatment illustrated and explained. Treatments from JGI Is.; consultation free. Sole distributor of the latest and the mode of to-day, viz., Parisian Bloom (Prnicheur, Paris, reg.), 3s. Gd. a box; and Parisian Lip Pood ("Levrelene," reg.), 2s. Gd. a jar. All hairwork, perfect match and texture guaranteed. Miss Mil-', som, 9-1 Willis Street (i doors past "Evening Post"). Telephone Sl4.—Advt,

Our Travellers enjoy booking storekeepers' orders for No Rubbing Laundry Help because it is such a great boon to housewives. Wellington Merchants.—Advt.